Cardiac Acute Care Services | Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant | Piedmont Augusta
About The Position
Piedmont Heart Institute is recruiting a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for its Acute Care Services team at Piedmont Augusta Hospital. This is a full-time position providing general cardiology advanced practice provider coverage during the day, seven days a week, with no night coverage at this time. The team of physicians and APPs provides consult-only care and is not a primary service. Patients are most often located in the Heart and Vascular Tower, although the team sees patients throughout the hospital. APPs develop the daily consult list, review charts and gather patient information, evaluate patients, and construct plans of care. They obtain consent for procedures, place pre-procedure orders, review laboratory results, and reconcile medications. Although stress testing is not part of the regularly scheduled week, APPs may occasionally assist with it. The role involves working collaboratively with physicians and other cardiology APPs in Piedmont Heart Institute, which provides a broad range of cardiovascular services, including electrophysiology, transplant, advanced heart failure, critical care, interventional, surgical, and research services.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and hold a current Georgia license for Advanced Practice Nursing, with a master's degree in Nursing; or graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program and hold a current license from the Georgia State Composite Board.
- ACLS certification required upon hire.
- BCLS (Basic Life Support) certification required upon hire.
- For the PA pathway: licensed as a Physician Assistant in Georgia and hold updated NCCPA certification; required upon hire.
- For the nurse practitioner pathway: licensed for Advanced Practice Nursing (ACNP/FNP) in Georgia; required upon hire.
- The qualifications also list a master's or bachelor's degree from an accredited PA program and national board certification.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the evaluation and treatment of cardiology patients in an inpatient setting.
- Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the data in patient records.
- Write consult and progress notes.
- Prepare patient workups.
- Order and schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as part of direct patient care.
- Create the daily consult list, review charts, and gather information about patients.
- Evaluate patients and construct plans of care.
- Obtain consent for procedures, place pre-procedure orders, review laboratory results, and reconcile medications.
- Occasionally assist with stress testing.
- Work collaboratively with physicians and other Cardiology Advanced Practice Providers.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- CME allowance
- 401(k) with match
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Job Type
Full-time
